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Amrum (; Öömrang North Frisian: Oomram) is one of the North Frisian Islands on the German North Sea coast, south of Sylt and west of Föhr. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein and has approximately 2,300 inhabitants.

Key facts

Islands.population
2,354
Islands.name
Amrum
Islands.image_name
Luftaufnahmen Nordseekueste 2012-05-by-RaBoe-104.jpg
Islands.image_caption
Aerial view of Amrum
Islands.map_image
Wadden - Amrun.PNG
Islands.native_name
Oomram
Islands.location
Wadden Sea
Islands.archipelago
North Frisian Islands
Islands.major_islands
Sylt, Föhr, Amrum
Islands.area_km2
20.46
Islands.highest_mount
Siatler
Islands.elevation_m
32
Islands.country
Germany
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
State
Islands.country_admin_divisions
Schleswig-Holstein
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
District
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
Nordfriesland
Islands.population_as_of
2013

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Population
2331
Area
20.46
Elevation
0
Official website
www.amrum.de
Image
Amrum satellite view.jpeg
Width
2.5
Length
10
Dialing code
04682
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Amrum
postal code
25946
native label
Oomram
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Amrum (; Öömrang North Frisian: Oomram) is one of the North Frisian Islands on the German North Sea coast, south of Sylt and west of Föhr. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein and has approximately 2,300 inhabitants.

The island is made up of a sandy core of geestland and features an extended beach all along its west coast, facing the open North Sea. The east coast borders to mudflats of the Wadden Sea. Sand dunes are a characteristic part of Amrum's landscape, resulting in a vegetation that is largely made up of heath and shrubs. The island's only forest was planted in 1948. Amrum is a refuge for many species of birds and a number of marine mammals including the grey seal and harbour porpoise.

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